==en==

Every year, more than 2 billion Muslims celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. But every year, there is confusion about when it begins.

Every year, more than 2 billion Muslims celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. But every year, there is confusion about when it begins. A topic that impacts people in every country of the world, Munathara's debate #DD16 on the motion “Arab countries should use science to determine a single start date of Ramadan" considered questions of religious practices, scientific methods, cultural traditions, and modern practicalities that impact nearly one-fourth of the world's population.

The debate started with an audience vote: 71% for the motion - 29% against the motion

The team against the motion won the debate, the audience voted in the end of the debate: 49% for the motion - 51% against the motion

==ar==

.من المتوقع أن يبدأ شهر رمضان المبارك يوم 18 يونيو 2015 مع رؤية الهلال الجديد "تطرح مبادرة مناظرة هذه الأطروحة :"يجب ان تلتزم الدول العربية بالحساب الفلكي لتوحيد بداية الصوم

تصويت الجمهور في بداية الحلقة: 71% مع الأطروحة - 29% ضد الأطروحة

انتهت الحلقة بفوز الفريق المعارض للأطروحة حيث كانت نتيجة التصويت النهائي: 49% مع الأطروحة - 51% ضد الأطروحة

==en== #DD16: Science should be used to determine a single start date of Ramadan ==ar== #DD16: يجب ان تلتزم الدول العربية بالحساب الفلكي لتوحيد بداية الصوم
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Speakers for

Dr. Loth Bounatiro (Algeria)
Ahmad Jamal (Egypt)

Speakers against

Dr. Salman Al-Thani (Qatar)
Anwar Suheimat (Jordan)

Moderator

Asma El Haj

Location

Amman, Jordan

Language

Modern Standard Arabic
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